Where does “sokkopaarma” come from?

sokkopaarma (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokko, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.

sokkopaarma (Finnish): deer fly; twin-lobed deerfly, Chrysops relictus

Definitions

  1. deer fly; twin-lobed deerfly, Chrysops relictus

Ancestry of “sokkopaarma”, step by step

sokkopaarma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokkoblind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is...
2Russianщека́cheek
3Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek

via Finnish paarma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaarmahorsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly
2Proto-Finnicparmahorsefly, gadfly
3Proto-Finno-Permicparma—
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